Size and characteristic of housing bubbles in China's major cities: 1999-2010

China and World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 56-75

  Yu, Huayi ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristic of bubbles; China's major cities; Housing bubbles

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955197437     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2011.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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